Upshur County’s school district is inching its way back to compliance — a year after the state took over its operations following complaints that the district mismanaged federal COVID monies. During the height of the pandemic, the district had received $16 million in federal funds, ...
The superintendent appointed last week to take over Upshur County’s beleaguered school district told parents and others associated with the system he’ll keep both hands on the wheel — while the state steers its ongoing investigation of alleged mishandling of federal COVID relief ...
KINGWOOD -- At Monday night’s two-hour Preston County Board of Education meeting some board members said they wouldn’t vote for a vaccine mandate, the board and concerned parents agreed to form a committee to discuss how to move forward with school as COVID continues and the ...
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, touched every part of America, and Preston County was no exception. Preston County Administrator Kathy Mace was then a county commissioner at home when she got a call to turn on the TV. She went to work and everyone was concerned and full of questions about ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education has changed its meeting times. Meetings will now be held at 5 p.m. on the second Monday of the month and at 10 a.m. on the fourth Monday. Both monthly meetings were previously held at 5 p.m. The 10 a.m. meeting will now have guest ...
This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government. KINGWOOD -- On Feb. 19, the Preston County Board of Education voted unanimously to return students to a four-day-a-week instructional ...